Welcome to our 5th Rector!

The Rev. Jonathan W. Galles+ was installed as the 5th Rector of the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection this morning at 10:00 am with the Right Rev. Diane Jardine Bruce, Bishop Provisional of the Diocese of West Missouri, officiating.

A delightful reception and luncheon followed the service in the Undercroft. Thank you to Chad Twitty, who prepared the delicious brisket, and to all those who brought side dishes and desserts!

Thanks be to God for a wonderful celebration of Jonathan's New Ministry!

Set your clocks back 1 hour tonight

Daylight savings time ends at 2:00 am early this Sunday morning.

Be sure to set your clocks back one hour tonight when you go to bed so you can get your extra hour of sleep before church tomorrow!.

Tomorrow between services

Join us this Sunday, All Saints' Sunday, to celebrate all those saints in our lives who have gone before us.

Enjoy good fellowship and food beginning at 9:15 am at our monthly First Sunday Breakfast event. As usual, we'll be serving pancakes, eggs, bacon and sausage with all the trimmings.

See you in Church!!

Pledge Cards have been distributed

Last Sunday we kicked-off our annual stewardship campaign with the theme Rooted in Abundance.

Our logo is a tree with many and deep roots with generosity twisting up the trunk to leaf out and spread in a glory of profusion. When we think about generosity, we realize that God has blessed us infinitely with all of the gifts of Creation, our lives, our labor and our loves. When we take stock, we realize that our lives and our responses to God’s generosity are Rooted in Abundance.

We ask that you return your pledge by Sunday, November 19. We will then celebrate on Sunday December 10. Thank you, again, for all the gifts you share.

Click here to pledge on-line

Wednesdays at 1:00 pm

Now led by Fr. Jonathan+, please join us every Wednesday for Bible Study in the downstairs classroom beginning at 1:00 pm.

We'll be reading and discussing the book The Bible Tells Me So by Peter Enns.

Trained as an evangelical Bible scholar, Peter Enns loved the Scriptures and shared his devotion, teaching at Westminster Theological Seminary. But the further he studied the Bible, the more he found himself confronted by questions that could neither be answered within the rigid framework of his religious instruction or accepted among the conservative evangelical community. The Bible Tells Me So chronicles Enns’s spiritual odyssey, how he came to see beyond restrictive doctrine and learned to embrace God’s Word as it is actually written.

Two grants awarded

Sr. Warden Bill Carle and Treasurer Jim Gilligan attended the final Central Deanery meeting of the year last Saturday at Christ Episcopal Church in Lexington, MO. In addition to discussing the proposed 2024 budget for the Diocese of West Missouri, which will be voted on at the annual Diocesan convention next weekend, the Deanery awarded several grants to churches, including Resurrection.

Resurrection was awarded a grant of $9,100 to partially offset moving expenses for our new rector as well as $1,000 for the purchase of a new security system. Parish leadership is very grateful for the gift of these funds to assist our church.

The grants are separate from and in addition to the Jubilee Ministries grant Resurrection received last week to help support our BackSnack ministry.

Please help!

Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral opens their parking lot for events at the convention center, Music Hall, and other nearby venues. We are fortunate to have been approved to be an organization to provide volunteers to collect the parking fees and direct people to open parking spots. In the last two years, a small number of volunteers from Resurrection has raised nearly $20,000 that has been used for SO MANY projects including: new HVAC, removal of dead trees on our property, work in the choir loft, altar rail kneelers, and a church security system soon to be installed. We need and use these funds! This goes so well with stewardship of time, talent, and treasure.

It is easy and fun to work together, greet happy people, and no preparation or training is needed! You can sign up with a friend (not required to be a member of Resurrection!) Please contact Elaine Gilligan at (816) 547-9091 or e-mail evgilligan@comcast.net to be included on future invitations to sign up to volunteer.

Thanks also to our volunteers last weekend (Bill Carle, Pat Carle and Jayden Morris) who raised approximately $650!

Schedule on-line

Picture taking is scheduled for November 10 and 11. We need everyone to participate!

If you are not able to have your portrait taken on these days, please contact Elaine Marshall or Lisa Twitty to make arrangements for you to go to another church to have your picture taken there. 

You will receive a 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 8X10 and have an opportunity to purchase additional packages to give to family and friends. You can invite other family and friends to schedule and have their best smile captured as well.

To schedule your appointment online:



Navigate in a web browser to www.ucdir.com



-- Click on "Photography Appointment Scheduling Login" button on the right.

-- Enter church code: 𝐌𝐎𝟐𝟖𝟑

-- Enter password: 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀

-- Select Enter button

-- Select the date. Select a time by choosing the icon next to the time.

-- Fill out the fields and submit your entry by selecting 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 button.